Roads made impassable by huge crater created during retreat by German forces in France during World War One

Location:
France Date:1917Duration:1 min 17 secSound:NO SOUND

A huge crater created by German explosive demolition at a key crossroad in a French town during World War I, to impede Allied troops advancing as the Germans withdrew. Several British soldiers explore the crater. View of the town, from a hilltop. Many houses are damaged or destroyed. Several soldiers walking on the street in the town. The road continues straight, beyond the town into the distance.